Sheffield Wednesday hit four to ruin Wayne Rooney’s start at Plymouth

Strikes from Jamal Lowe, Josh Windass and Michael Smith helped Sheffield Wednesday to a 4-0 victory against Plymouth in the Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Plymouth Argyle: Championship – as it happened

Wayne Rooney had a difficult start as Plymouth manager at Hillsborough, where his team were thrashed by a very impressive Wednesday

A packed afternoon in the Football League saw goals galore in all three divisions

Brenden Aaronson spared Leeds from an opening-day defeat with an injury-time goal in their 3-3 draw with Portsmouth

Former England captain is in the last-chance saloon after Birmingham disaster but is relishing the challenge at Home Park

Minute-by-minute report: On the Football League’s opening night, Tim de Lisle followed the action at Deepdale

Goals from Gustavo Hamer and Oliver Arblaster gave Sheffield United a 2-0 victory at Preston

Sixteen players have left in the summer, leaving Chris Wilder with a streamlined squad for season opener at Preston

Leeds and Burnley are expected to fight for promotion as Wayne Rooney embarks on a new adventure at Plymouth

After chastening experiences at Fulham, Bournemouth and Club Brugge it is hard to judge him at another mezzanine club

Defeat added to club’s horrible history at Wembley and in end of season deciders leaving an uncertain economic reality in Championship

Southampton’s head coach Russell Martin has vowed not to change his tactics after achieving promotion to the Premier League

Adam Armstrong scored the decisive goal at Wembley as it ended in tears for Daniel Farke’s side

Southampton are back in the Premier League after Adam Armstrong gave them a 1-0 win over Leeds in the Championship playoff final

Daniel Farke’s Leeds are up against a record of five playoff defeats as they take on Southampton at Wembley for a place in the Premier League